i have a handicap due to a childhood illness.it is my opinion that i feel alone even when i'm in a group.this is because of peoples' reactions through the years.i'm not blameless here but i've become used to it.

I can be with my friends, and I feel completely alone. I'm surrounded by family at Thanksgiving - which is nice - cause I love being around them.. and still a part of me feels like something's missing. And I'm alone. My friends and family rarely ever know what goes on inside...

Sometimes I'm in my group of friends and I just feel... alone and I feel so out of place. It feels like people don't want me there.. and they're only talking to me to be nice. I just feel like people don't want me around. I mean I'm so shy around almost everyone. Who would want...

There are times when I am surrounded by people I know, and I see almost every day of my life. But those are the time that I feel most invisible. I speak to them, but it is like they can't hear me - or be bothered to hear. It is very frustrating. It was come to a point...